1978 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election

Oklahoma · 6 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election?

David Lyle Boren won the 1978 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election. David Lyle Boren received 493,953 popular votes (65.49%). The main challenger was Robert B. Kamm (32.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Boren and Kamm

Boren +32.6 pts · won by 246,096 votes

David Lyle Boren DemocraticWINNER65.49%

493,953 votes

Robert B. Kamm Republican32.86%

247,857 votes

Glenn E. HagerIndependent0.51%

3,875 votes

Riley DonicaIndependent0.44%

3,355 votes

Paul Edward TrentIndependent0.4%

3,015 votes

Richard King CarterIndependent0.29%

2,209 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.